Marsha is a Canadian expat. She has been the CEO of Manawanui for five years and has 27 years experience in health and disability both here and in Canada. She has worked in a variety of environments, including acute/tertiary care, community based care, disability support and government. Originally a paediatric nurse, Marsha has a Masters of Nursing (Hons) and has held a number of leadership and senior management roles at Auckland and Waitemata DHBs as well as the Ministry of Health before taking up the CEO role at Manawanui.

Marsha is passionate about supporting people with disabilities and their families to have the best life possible and has seen first-hand how giving people choice and control over the support they need can transform their life. She has personal experience with MS as her late father struggled with it for many years. She is looking forward to bringing this, and her professional experience to the role as a Trustee at MS Waikato. Marsha has two adult children, and lives with her partner in Whangaparaoa.

Born into a community minded family Mike commenced his first community challenge at 17 joining a sub-committee of the Auckland City Council. At 20 he joined Jaycees serving 20 years until retiring as an “Exhausted Rooster”.

Mike served an Automotive Engineering apprenticeship and on completion of this received a N Z Craftsman Training Foundation scholarship to study in Sydney for a year.

Returning from Australia he married Wendy and two years later shifted to Hamilton establishing his own motor repair workshop. Mike has spent 30 years on the Waikato Branch committee of the Motor Trade Assoc and a similar time on the Institute of Automotive Mechanical Engineers executive.

After retiring from Jaycees he joined Hamilton East Rotary and has enjoyed 33 years serving the community. He currently chairs the North Hamilton Community Patrol Group working with the Police as “eyes and ears” of the community. Once a week he is a volunteer driver for the St John Health Shuttle.

Mike looks forward to serving the MS Waikato Board to the best of his ability.

Graham was co-opted to the Board in 2014. He has been part of ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia support group since 2008 due to his wife being affected by these neurological conditions. They have two sons and three granddaughters.

Graham has an MSc and worked at Ruakura as a Technician on Reproductive Physiology and Bloat prevention and as a Scientist on Dairy Hygiene and Quality System development.

He is now retired but works voluntarily in the local community. He is an active student of Te Reo Maaori and tries to follow the Christian ethic.

Desley is the Human Resources and Administration Manager at Life Unlimited. Desley is an experienced human resource leader and has experience in local government and not for profit sectors. Born and raised in the Waikato, Desley returned to Hamilton in 2014.

An experienced coach, Desley is passionate about empowering people to be the best they can be.

William is Commercial Manager for Pinnacle Ventures. Ventures provide innovative IT solutions for the Primary Healthcare sector.

William has over 20 years commercial experience in senior management roles across both for profit and not for profit sectors including 10 years with St John involved in Telecare and Telehealth, supporting independent living through assistive technology.

William also has experience in various governance roles across industry and community groups focussed on health and wellbeing. He holds a MBA from Waikato University and is a Member of the Order of St John.

Currently 51, Keith lives with his partner David in Cambridge. He has two grown up Children, his daughter Hannah lives in London and son Callum in Wellington.

Keith is a Registered Architect and is the sole in house Architect for the Te Awa Lifecare Village Development in Cambridge and The Grange Lifecare Village in Mosgiel. He previously had his own architectural practice KS Architecture based in Hastings where he grew up and spent most of his life.

Keith has been actively involved with Rotary over a number of years and has held many Club, District and National roles. Keith has relapsing remitting MS and was initially diagnosed over 25 years ago. He is looking forward to being involved with the MS Waikato board.

A passionate traveller and lover of wine and food. Life is a mix of balancing what you can do, doing things you enjoy and putting something back into the community.